There is even the dignity of vice.

The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.

Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control.

One man's word is no man's word we should quietly hear both sides.

The tension between 'yes' and no', between 'I can' and 'I cannot,' makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self.

We've been through so much together, and most of it was your fault.

I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.

Just like a good drama, the human brain runs on conflict.

There’s a 30% chance that it’s already raining.

I started faster today which was good. I returned well but my serve was good, which was the key. I think I'm getting used to the conditions.

I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.

For me as an actor, daring is to tell the truth - to be yourself, no matter how the world interacts with that.